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April 22, 2021 at 9:48 am

House Democrats pass D.C. statehood

WASHINGTON — For the second time in history, the House passed legislation Thursday to make the District of Columbia the nation's 51st state, bolstering momentum...

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Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser testifies before a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the District of Columbia statehood bill, Monday, March 22, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Carlos Barria/Pool via AP) WX324 WX324

March 22, 2021 at 1:36 pm

Bowser, advocates make the case for D.C. statehood at House committee hearing

Washington D.C. statehood advocates, including Mayor Muriel Bowser, will make the case for becoming the 51st state at a critical House hearing on Monday, as...

January 6, 2021 at 12:08 pm

Trump supporters storm U.S. Capitol, with one woman killed, three more dead and tear gas fired VIEW

WASHINGTON - As President Donald Trump told a sprawling crowd outside the White House that they should never accept defeat, hundreds of his supporters stormed...

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December 31, 2020 at 4:32 pm

Rep. Jamie Raskin announces the death of his 25-year-old son

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., announced the death of his 25-year-old son in a statement Thursday evening, saying hisfamily was "devastated" by the loss. His son,...

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December 12, 2020 at 11:18 am

Tensions flare in Washington as thousands gather for pro-Trump demonstrations

WASHINGTON - Thousands of maskless rallygoers who refuse to accept the results of the election turned downtown Washington into a falsehood-filled spectacle Saturday, two days...

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November 26, 2020 at 10:38 am

What hunting Bigfoot taught a Republican congressman about politics

AFTON, Va. - There was a time in Denver Riggleman's life when he sat on the banks of a creek that reeked of dead fish...

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September 18, 2020 at 9:10 am

On the first day of early voting, Virginians line up for hours to cast ballots

Voters stood in line for hours in the northern Virginia suburbs Friday morning to cast ballots in a bitterly contested presidential election, turning out on...

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July 27, 2020 at 9:18 am

John Lewis honored by lawmakers as ‘conscience of Congress’ as he lies in state at Capitol VIEW

WASHINGTON - John Lewis made his final trip Monday to the Capitol, where lawmakers paid tribute to the late congressman and delivered a standing ovation...

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July 17, 2020 at 4:32 am

Elizabeth Warren joked about her dog voting Democrat. GOP officials insist electoral pet fraud is no laughing matter

It started with a dead cat named Cody. The cat died 12 years ago, so his owners were shocked when, randomly, they received a voter...

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July 16, 2020 at 3:26 am

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp forbids cities, counties from requiring masks as coronavirus surges in the state

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order Wednesday night explicitly banning cities from enacting their own mask mandates, even as the state experiences a...

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